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A reservoir project that would provide a California neighborhood with a steady supply of water has never moved past the planning stage in nearly 30 years. Nevertheless, a media investigation found that $9 million paid in taxes by homeowners is available to fund the project. In November, a fire in the Yorba Linda neighborhood destroyed 19 homes because firefighters did not have an adequate supply of water to douse the flames.

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ECC has won a $117 million design-build contract to develop two new buildings in Texas for the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment. The two structures will provide medical instructional facilities at Fort Sam Houston's new Medical Education Training Complex, which will consist of five buildings.

Members of the Seattle City Council have offered several options to the Washington Legislature for replacing the Evergreen Point Bridge across state Route 520. Some members said they were concerned that a tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct would be too expensive at about $6 billion. Two of the bridge options feature a bascule bridge.

California's budget shortfall could halt $1.8 billion in road construction projects now in progress. "That has never been done in the history of the state, certainly not in the transportation program," said Will Kempton, director of the California Department of Transportation. Many of the projects are financed by bonds that the state cannot sell due to the credit crisis, but state officials hope that a federal economic-stimulus package will provide additional funding.

The U.S. has made a long-term commitment to construction in Afghanistan, with the Army planning to start $1.3 billion in additional projects this year. It is already building $1.1 billion in military bases and other facilities. Other projects include airfields, barracks, training areas and warehouses.

President-elect Barack Obama supports the nation's first offshore wind farm that would include 130 windmills in Cape Cod's Nantucket Sound, but the project continues to face political obstacles. Critics of the project say it will industrialize the Sound, and diminish fishing and recreation. Supporters estimate the reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions will equal taking 175,000 cars off the road.